After Ning Chan'er left Yunmengze, she first went to Ganquan Mountain, and then from Ganquan Mountain to Liquan to find Chen Hai. However, she had stayed in Ganquan Mountain for a few days before and left most of the medicine slaves in Ganquan Mountain. She didn't know What happened? Le Yi suddenly became so relaxed.
Chen Hai's initial plan was to find Le Yi first, and use Le Yi's position in the Black Yan Army, hoping to do what he could so that the Black Yan Army could reduce casualties as much as possible, and the main force could escape from the current stalemate in Heyang. Withdrawing from the battlefield will not completely damage your vitality here.
When it comes to strength, it ultimately involves the control of resources.
On Earth, when military strategists run the army, probably no one has thought about the possibility of unlimitedly improving the individual combat effectiveness of generals. Therefore, in terms of improving the combat effectiveness of the army, in addition to paying attention to iron-clad military discipline, it is more about creating as many as possible. More sophisticated weapons equipped ordinary soldiers.
At the same time, he also knew that it was unrealistic for him to continue to expect Tianji Academy to continue to assist the Black Yan Army for no reason. If Tianji Academy could really create a more powerful Tianji Crossbow, the Black Yan Army would not be the first to get it. Here, he felt that the future of the Black Yan Army was gloomy again.
From the situation in front of him, it can only be said that Le Yi is on the right path. In addition, he has a far deeper understanding of the true meaning of Tao than others. Chen Hai thinks that given time, Le Yi may truly become a master. character.
This is only one percent of Juquan Ridge's annual output.
Of course, the giant scorpion puppet war beast in front of us also has big shortcomings. For example, the internal structure is much more complicated than the ordinary Pavilion-level Tianji chariot, and the long scorpion tail shooting platform must remain stable in violent bumps. The material requirements are extremely high, which will inevitably greatly increase the overall weight and manufacturing difficulty, but in any case, the scorpion-shaped puppet war beast in front of you is an excellent attempt to transform the Pavilion-level Tianji chariot.
Le Yi didn't want to say it, but the medicine slaves all rushed over to join them. Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er still learned from the medicine slaves that before Ning Chan'er returned to Ganquan Mountain, Beilu Camp and the Hexi King Qin Army led by Dong Shou There was once a battle. Although the Beilu camp suffered heavy casualties, it also captured Li Yulin, a young general from Hexi.
Even though Le Yi knew that the possibility of getting help from Li Quan this time was extremely slim, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
Ning Chan'er's temper was already perverse enough, but now there was an ugly little junior brother who had an even weirder temper. He almost made Granny He vomit blood as soon as he entered the mountain, and the top leaders of the Black Yan Army were trying to avoid him. Le Yi subconsciously didn't want to have anything to do with these two people.
After Le Yi learned the news, he missed his old friendship and rushed to the Beilu camp to privately release Li Yulin back to the camp of King Qin's army in Hexi Province. This angered the Heavenly Master Gong Liang and others, who removed Le Yi's military power and ordered him to stay in the army. Pine Creek Valley shuts itself up and thinks about its past.
Of course, as one of the core generals of the Black Yan Army, Le Yi will be punished if he releases an enemy general privately, but all military power will be taken away. There must be deeper factors, but this is difficult for Yao Nu to do in a short time. Observed.
Naturally, the eight tribes in Jingjun also had outstanding people, and they quickly realized the reversal of the situation. It was only after that that the Xiyuan Army really fought out from the dangerous passes of Xiongguan at the junction of Yanji; state, they became active in searching for fighters in Heyang, Lichuan and other places.
Otherwise, the painstaking efforts to throw a several-meter-long, giant spear-like gold-tempered arrow ten miles away will have little meaning other than attacking fixed large targets.
The eighteen medicine slaves who had gone to Ganquan Mountain before now rushed to Songxi Valley to meet Ning Chan'er.
Le Yi was also surprised to see Ning Chan'er and Chen Hai walking into Songxi Valley.
Walking into Songxi Valley, Chen Hai understood why Ning Chan'er said something was wrong.
In the past few years, the Black Yan Army has controlled the northern part of Heyang County and the entire Yanmen County. After the old bureaucratic and clan system in Jiangfu County was destroyed, a large number of officials were dispatched to restore it. Although the local government system of prefectures and counties has achieved some results in sorting out civil affairs, farming, post roads, water conservancy and waste storage, the previous wars have severely damaged the production systems of these places. It will not take three to five years to do so. Slow down.
When the Fengyan airship is incorporated into the Xiyuan Army and the Xiyuan Army solves the bottleneck of logistical supplies, tactical choices will become more flexible. By then, the Black Yan Army's operations in Heyang County will become even more uncomfortable.
Ning Chan'er glanced at Chen Hai and said to Le Yi ambiguously: "Maybe there is, but it may not be revealed so early?"
"..." Le Yi smiled awkwardly. Taking advantage of Grandma He's experience, he was not interested in asking about the details of the "ugly slave"'s life experience. After all, no one knew how many spies the master and his uncle Gong Liang had planted within the clans of various counties. With Ning Chan'er leading him here, there shouldn't be any problem with his identity.
Several craftsmen also knew that Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er had extraordinary identities. Le Yi did not ask to be on guard, so he did not stop and stood aside to watch with Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er.
"The war situation is so urgent, why can Senior Brother Le be so leisurely and enjoy catching fish and shrimps here?" Ning Chan'er asked with a smile. She walked over and glanced at a large eel as thick as an arm caught in a bamboo basket. The broken teeth were like saw teeth, ferocious and ferocious, and could be called a monster. However, Le Yi and the others tied a red marrow copper wire to his head, making him unable to struggle in the bamboo basket.
"This Scorpio chariot was just an idea I came up with on a whim in Songxi Valley. I tried to build one when I had nothing to do, but it was generally of no use." Le Yi walked out at this time and saw Chen Hai and Ning Chaner stared at the giant scorpion puppet war beast in trance. He explained the reason why he made this thing in Songxi Valley, and couldn't help but ask, "You went to Liquan to meet Chen Hai this time. What did you do? reward?"
During the banquet, Ning Chan'er talked to Le Yi about some of her experiences in Liquan and some of the latest trial-produced weapons by Tianji Academy. When Le Yi heard that Tianji Academy was building the Fengyan airship, his eyes also shone, but The worry look on his face became heavier.
"..." Le Yi glanced at the bamboo basket and did not explain why he was so leisurely in Songxi Valley. He only said: "This big yellow eel can make a delicious meal. If you don't mind it, just stay and enjoy it together. We are brothers." Let me cleanse you from the wind and dust."
In the eastern part of Heyang County, the Xiyuan Army, the 11th Route Army, and many auxiliary soldiers and civilians numbered 15.6 million people. The grain and grass supplies had to be transported from the northern area of Beijing, a long and winding journey of four to five thousand miles.
Before the war, the clans in Yanmen, Heyang, Lichuan and other counties could obtain five to six hundred thousand kilograms of quenched iron through infiltration methods every year. However, after the Black Yan Army took over these areas, even the priority Smelting and casting industries were resumed, but the annual output of quenched iron was only restored to about 300,000 jins.
When he walked into Songxi Valley and saw the scene in front of him, Chen Hai rejected his original plan, shook his head towards Ning Chan'er, and decided not to reveal his true identity to Le Yi for the time being.
Le Yi built the Scorpio chariot probably to find something to do for himself after he was relieved of his military power. It was just for experimentation, and he did not expect to have the resources to build a Scorpio chariot that could actually go on the battlefield.
At this time, what restricted the Xiyuan Army was logistical supplies.
The Songxi Valley is not deep. There is a Black Yan Army sentry base built on the hilltop on the left wing, which can monitor the movements within a radius of seven or eight miles to the left and right. However, there are only a few simple huts in the valley, which look like hunting or gathering in the mountains in the early years. It is a temporary habitat for medicine hunters and medicine farmers.
"The situation is such that a strong army must go west from Qintong Pass to threaten Yanjing in order to break the siege of Heyang!" Le Yi said resolutely.
"Chen Hai is sitting in front of you. Ask him yourself if he is willing to do this, right?" Ning Chan'er looked over and directly revealed Chen Hai's identity...
The super long-range heavy artillery on the earth has a killing radius.
Le Yi was currently trial-producing the Scorpio chariot in Songxi Valley. Because he lacked enough hardened iron, he could only use ordinary finely forged iron instead. However, the strength of finely wrought iron was so different that Chen Hai doubted whether such a large scorpion tail would be broken off by the bumpy terrain before it actually entered the battlefield.
His surprise didn't mean that he didn't notice the brief exchange between Chen Hai and Granny He just now. After all, the place where the exchange just occurred was about twenty miles away from Songxi. There were several mountains separated by it. It was impossible for Le Yi not to notice it, even In such a short period of time, the top leaders of the Black Yan Army in Ganquan Mountain knew that the Great Heavenly Master had sent another direct disciple to serve in Ganquan Mountain. He was wondering why Ning Chan'er brought Chen Hai to him directly
"You are going to Liquan now. Does Chen Hai have any bigger ambitions?" After a long silence, Le Yi suddenly asked Ning Chan'er.
The four shooting holes of the previous Pavilion-class Tianji chariot were located in the bottom compartment of the chariot, close to the ground, and the shooting angle was greatly restricted. At this time, Le Yi asked the craftsman to create a giant scorpion puppet war beast. The addition of a shooting platform with a long scorpion tail suddenly opens up the restrictions on shooting angles.
When the Black Yan Army was at its peak, it had as many as three million soldiers and horses. It required an unimaginable amount of resources from Yanmen, Heyang and other counties to maintain such a huge armament.
Of course, before Mojiasi creates enough Fengyan airships, the Xiyuan Army will be more likely to choose to sit still and not rush to find the main force of the Black Yan Army for the final decisive battle, thus giving the Black Yan Army the opportunity to retreat northward. time window.
In addition to the original three pairs of road wheels, the giant scorpion puppet war beast also has four retractable thick limbs extending out. This is so that after entering complex terrain, the limbs can directly replace the road wheels and move forward; more than ten meters The long scorpion tail is raised high, and it is actually a shooting platform that can accommodate five or six elite soldiers.
On Earth, after the artillery shell contacts the target, the charged warhead explodes, using fragmented shrapnel to carry out area killing. But in the Jinyan states, how can he achieve this
The arrow array box is similar to a magnetic launcher. At this time, Chen Hai was trying to deduce a more powerful magnetic arrow array ban. He also found a higher-level Dao seal script in the Snake Scale Book for reference, but The real difficulty in upgrading the Tianji war crossbow is not only to be able to throw the larger gold-hardened crossbow arrows ten or even dozens of miles away, but also to ensure that the thrown gold-hardened arrows have enough lethality. .
Ning Chan'er glanced at Chen Hai, and said lazily to Le Yi: "What can we gain? The pictures of the township-level Tianji chariot, the wind flame airship, etc. are not top secrets in Tianji Academy. I have made a few sets. Come back, but can Ganquan Mountain be built at this time?"
There are only a few people in Ganquan Mountain who know Ning Chan'er's true identity, and Le Yi is one of them. He also knows better than anyone else the difficulties faced by the Black Yan Army in Heyang County at this time.
At this moment, an old soldier came over and said that the Huangshan Banquet was ready and invited them to dine in the house.
Chen Hai stood aside and said with his arms crossed: "Even if Tianji Academy can build a stronger Tianji war crossbow, the Xiyuan Army must be the first to get the equipment. Is Senior Brother Le still thinking about it?"
Since Ning Chan'er claimed that she saw the ugly slave serving her master Gong Qing in Yunmengze, Le Yi has reason to believe that the "ugly slave" also followed Ning Chan'er to Li Quan to meet Chen Hai, and then from Li Quan. Go back to Ganquan Mountain together.
This situation did not reveal any major problems for the time being, but just six months later, a large-scale famine broke out again in Yanmen County, which forced the supply of food and grass to the Black Yan Army to be reduced.
Ning Chan'er glanced at Chen Hai, with the implication being that she was complaining that Le Yi had become obsessed with puppetry due to his influence.
In this way, each such gold-hardened arrow is like a thousand-edged sword talisman. It can tear open the enemy's defense formation from a distance of ten or even dozens of miles, and throw it directly into the enemy formation or enemy army. Killing a large number of enemies in the city can truly be called a powerful weapon to dominate the battlefield.
Once the Xiyuan military establishment has more than four or five Fengyan airships, the bottleneck of logistical supplies will be completely broken.
Songxi Valley is a rocky ravine sandwiched between two mountains to the west of the middle peak of Ganquan Mountain. A rocky stream flows out from the middle peak. There are more than a hundred ancient pines with strange shapes growing in the valley, so it is named Songxi Valley.
In the past, the Black Yan Army could obtain millions of kilograms of hardened iron from Liquan through various channels every year. However, at this time, the Xiyuan Army, the eight tribes in Jingjun, and the nine great clans all strengthened their blockade of the northeastern foothills of Qintong Mountain. Without enough input of tempered iron, Ning Chan'er's bringing back more and more powerful war weapon scrolls would not be of any help to the Black Yan Army's current crisis.
Not to mention the township-level Tianji chariot, even the pavilion-level light Tianji chariot is a luxury item for the Black Yan Army at this time. Currently, it can only concentrate a few resources and craftsmen to manufacture more Tianji repeating crossbows; Le Yi is also more concerned about whether there is an improved version of the Tianji Liannu.
Chen Hai, Ning Chan'er, and Le Yi were having a banquet in a hut; the medicine slaves and dozens of veteran craftsmen under Le Yi's command also formed three tables in the east side of the house.
If the senior generals of the Black Yan Army were not tightly protected and walked in the deep ridge of Ganquan Ridge, they would not be without the possibility of being assassinated.
This is also the most correct and most difficult tactic to crack.
Although Le Yi was accepted as a direct disciple by the Great Heavenly Master Gong Qing after the great victory in Huangmiyuan, in the past few years, it was his uncle Gong Liang who taught him the true secrets of the Taoist Zen Academy and guided his practice. He and Ning Chan'er were regarded as worshipers. Brothers and sisters who are at the knees of the same master, but their relationship is not close.
Therefore, the Xiyuan Army and the Eleventh Road Qinwang Army are currently mainly encircling Ganquan Mountain, but they are not eager to launch a large-scale attack. This is mainly because they are worried that if there is a problem with food supplies and the attack is frustrated, they will be in a dilemma. situation.
A Wind Flame airship carries a load of 200,000 kilograms, which seems to be only equivalent to the load capacity of a hundred mechanical puppet beasts. However, the Wind Flame airship travels one or two thousand miles a day, and is not hindered by the mountains and rivers. Its propulsion speed is Twenty or thirty times the size of the Mechanism Puppet Beast, the reuse rate is much higher than that of the Mechanism Wooden Ox.
Chen Hai shrugged, thinking that rather than saying that Le Yi was influenced by him, it would be better to say that Le Yi truly understood the essence of the thoughts contained in the military training records.
Initially, it was impossible to move away all the clan clans in Yanmen, Heyang and other counties, which had accumulated over hundreds of years. There were still some old foundations that could be mined, but they only lasted for two years. After the old foundations were quickly exhausted, the new production system had not yet been restored. Come here, Le Yi, as the core general of the Black Yan Army, already felt that this situation was unsustainable.
At this time, heavy snow covered the mountain, but the stream was not blocked by ice and flowed gurglingly. Chen Hai and Ning Chaner walked into the valley and saw Le Yi and seven or eight old soldiers, standing knee-high with a crudely made fishing net. Fishing for shrimps in deep streams.
The understanding of the true meaning of Tao really cannot be achieved by locking oneself in a cave with abundant spiritual energy and working behind closed doors.
Although Le Yi showed a cold attitude towards strangers, Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er still followed Le Yi into Songxi Valley with shy faces.
Ning Chan'er said calmly: "How do you convince those old guys to allow you to lead everyone to Tianji Academy?"
Chen Hai didn't need to ask, thinking that Le Yi should also clearly realize that this battle can no longer be fought.
Chen Hai had not met the British King Yingshu directly, but he had to admit that the British King Yingshu or there was a master-level military strategist behind him who was planning and controlling the progress of the entire war. If it were him, since he already had a relative advantage, he would naturally not need to use dangerous tactics and use his troops in an upright manner, advancing layer by layer to squeeze the living space of the Black Yan Army.
Although Tianji Academy will not build the Wind Flame Airship for the Xiyuan Army in the short term, the Taiwei Mansion and the General Supervisor do not seem to realize the importance of the Wind Flame Airship for the time being, and have not sent anyone to Tianji Academy to discuss the purchase of the drawings. However, Chen Hai believes that as long as Tianji Academy builds the first Wind Flame Airship, King Ying mentioned that a group of his generals, as long as they are not idiots, will immediately realize the importance of the Wind Flame Airship and learn directly from Tianji Academy. The palace purchased the picture scroll and arranged for the Mojia Department or the Arsenal Department to make it.
Chen Hai can be said to be a master figure in machine puppetry. After standing aside and watching for a long time, he realized that such a giant scorpion puppet war beast based on the Pavilion-level Tianji chariot was designed to adapt to the rugged mountainous terrain. .
A township-level Tianji chariot requires 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms of eighth-grade quenched iron. This means that the Black Yan Army does nothing. With the current output of quenched iron, it can only build two tanks per year. The township-level Tianji chariot is coming.
Chen Hai had contact with Le Yi when he first entered Yulong Mountain. At that time, Le Yi was just a silent protector of the Lu family. Later, he joined Li Xianghai and stayed by Li Yulin's side for many years.
"He has now established his own business in Liquan. Who could have expected this?" Le Yi still believed that Chen Hai had greater ambitions and said.
In fact, before Chen Hai threw out several military training records as bait in Leiyang Valley, he did not realize that Le Yi would be the spy of the Red Eyebrow Sect who had been hiding in Hexi for many years.
Even if the Taiwei Mansion uses tens of thousands of puppet beasts and a large number of oxen, horses and camel beasts to transport food and grass supplies, it is still very difficult.
Le Yi personally slaughtered the eels that were almost ready for a feast. Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er were strolling in Songxi Valley. They saw a newly cleared space behind a few huts. A dozen people followed Le Yi to Songxi Valley to think about their past. The craftsman is assembling a strange puppet war beast that looks like a giant scorpion.
Since the great victory of Huangmiyuan, Le Yi has always been one of the core generals of the Black Yan Army, and has always controlled the most elite combat power of the Black Yan Army. He fought in Heyang, Lichuan and other places and made many military exploits. Naturally, such core generals must receive the strictest protection to guard against possible assassinations.
Le Yi gives people a very calm and silent impression. In addition, he has been an orphan adopted by the Lu family since he was a child and has been practicing within the Lu family. Who would have thought that he would be a spy of the Red Eyebrow Sect
Although Songxi Valley is also in the deep ridge of Ganquan Mountain, very close to the Zhongfeng Camp, and there is a solid defense line formed by the Black Yan Army's layer upon layer of outposts and mountain cities on the outside, it is relatively safer, but as long as The Black Yan Army does not build a high wall or use a super defensive formation to cover the entire Ganquan Mountain. The Xiyuan Army is good at hiding invisible scouts and assassins, and they can still reach into the deep mountains of Ganquan Ridge. .
As far as war weapon manufacturing is concerned, no large-scale quenched gold placers have been found in Yanmen and Heyang. If you want to obtain a large amount of quenched iron, you can only adopt the traditional infiltration method, which combines Xuantai fine iron and black iron. Rare gold and iron such as placer gold are infiltrated into refined wrought iron to obtain different grades of quenched iron.
At this time, Le Yi gave people the impression of being more and more calm and silent. Although he was only at the middle stage of the Aperture Realm, standing there silently gave people the feeling of majestic mountains.
Even more than two years ago, their battles against the Huben Army in southern Heyang were still successful, but they could not reverse this trend.
Ning Chaner spread her hands. She wanted to grab Chen Hai's neck more than Le Yi and asked if a more powerful Tianji war crossbow would come out next.
Chen Hai secretly hated his headache, but he didn't expect that despite all the calculations, he would still fall into the pit dug for him by Ning Chan'er.
In the history of Yanzhou, real military strategists with brilliant achievements also attach great importance to the combat potential of ordinary generals; only Xuanxiu disciples can control the magic weapon spirit sword. If you want to greatly improve the combat effectiveness of ordinary generals, you need to organize Puppetry is a direction worth exploring.
The Le Yi in front of him definitely didn't look like he was under strict protection, and at such a tense moment of the war, Le Yi didn't look like he was busy with military affairs and had many things to deal with.
If the Tianji Crossbow wants to be truly upgraded, the key point is to create a gold-hardened arrow with a certain killing radius that can cause fine shrapnel to impact and sputter in all directions after contacting the target.
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"Over at Tianji Academy, are there any improved scrolls for the Tianji Crossbow?" Le Yi asked.
Although no large-scale war broke out since then, the decline of the Black Yan Army was inevitably exposed.
With such a long distance in the air, not to mention the profound cultivators and martial arts cultivators, even ordinary elite warriors would have plenty of time to avoid when the golden arrows are thrown from a distance.
This means that although Le Yi only broke through and entered the realm of Mingqiao after taking the Nine Turns Golden Liquid Pill, there was a small flaw in his practice, but after experiencing many things, his understanding of the true meaning of Tao has been Reached an unprecedented height.